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and we will do a counterinsurgency strategy in the south, the cities in the south. but here is the thing. after 18 months -- in other words after the search is over, i'm going to start withdrawing some of the surge troops and can you tell me that within that time, within 18 months you can turn around the situation so much that the afghan army can take the lead in the fight in the majority of the districts. they all said, yes, sir. no question. in fact, petraeus knew that it would take much longer in this. these kinds of things go on for years. and he was asked by someone after words, why did you say yes? and he had two answers. he said, well, it really wasn't that kind of a meeting. he was looking for advice. he was looking for a take-it-or-leave-it. my view is when you're a general inter called upon to give military advice to the president, no matter what, whether you think is a game going on, he's not really asking for advice. is your responsibility to give correct military advice. the second one was a gamble appeared he thought, if i make enough progress he will
and we will do a counterinsurgency strategy in the south, the cities in the south. but here is the thing. after 18 months -- in other words after the search is over, i'm going to start withdrawing some of the surge troops and can you tell me that within that time, within 18 months you can turn around the situation so much that the afghan army can take the lead in the fight in the majority of the districts. they all said, yes, sir. no question. in fact, petraeus knew that it would take much...
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the sad real city i've listened to many republican senators who are not going vote for chuck hagel come up and talk about how important it is to fill the position. the north koreans detonate nuclear devices this week and raise concerns over the part of the world and beyond. we know what is going on in the middle east in syria and other places. we still have 68,000 plus american soldiers who are literally risking their lives while we meet in the comfort and security of the senate chamber in afghanistan they are risking their lives and we are saying, well, we would like to appoint a secretary of defense. we have to make a political point here today. we have to vote against him today and put off for ten days. we may reconsider again. god for bid something awful occurs. i hope doesn't. there are still good people at the pentagon. i'm sure they'll do a good job. we should have that secretary of defense. one of the most critical appointment in the president's cabinet filled. the notion we have to make a political stand here and stop chuck hagel today to make some political point troubles me.
the sad real city i've listened to many republican senators who are not going vote for chuck hagel come up and talk about how important it is to fill the position. the north koreans detonate nuclear devices this week and raise concerns over the part of the world and beyond. we know what is going on in the middle east in syria and other places. we still have 68,000 plus american soldiers who are literally risking their lives while we meet in the comfort and security of the senate chamber in...
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and each of them had one major city, philadelphia, as you said, the largest city in the nation with all of the 40,000 people. so one of the things that martha, washington, i think, frankly found, not all together to her liking was the fact that she was uprooted from the agricultural, rural, life at mount vernon that she knew and had been born in to. that she had mastered in many ways and relished. and it is only the latest chapter of her sacrifice, which in the own way, i think you can argue matches anything that her husband sacrificed. >> that's true. she didn't want to go to the city. she didn't want to live in the north. she wanted to be home at mount vernon. but she had to be there with her husband to do what her husband wanted to do. she gave it up. but the thing that made her unhappy was the discover once she got there that washington had consulted with john jay and james madison and john adams, they had decided that the president could have no personal life. that any entertainment, any going to visit people, any having people in was in fact a public act. they couldn't just go han
and each of them had one major city, philadelphia, as you said, the largest city in the nation with all of the 40,000 people. so one of the things that martha, washington, i think, frankly found, not all together to her liking was the fact that she was uprooted from the agricultural, rural, life at mount vernon that she knew and had been born in to. that she had mastered in many ways and relished. and it is only the latest chapter of her sacrifice, which in the own way, i think you can argue...
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in every sinner city in the country as well as the wealthy suburbs. it's the way kids today get excited. they get excited by doing. i think if we can sort of focus on those two things, we can get more people and a more dedicated way in to the pipeline and if we can top that off, improving way we teach in universities somewhat along similar distributions. maybe we can get there. but this to me this division between where kids come from and what they're chances are to succeed. it's not america. we have to get -- [inaudible] thank you. i was going to say amen. [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you. the gentleman from california is recognized. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. let me ask mr. templeton, did your company benefit from directly from federal research projects? do you have a -- do you actually get direct money from the federal government to do research for your company? and it was one of my comments to be clear inspect is about funding going in to the university systems for basic research. not to our company. so very simple answer. >> okay.
in every sinner city in the country as well as the wealthy suburbs. it's the way kids today get excited. they get excited by doing. i think if we can sort of focus on those two things, we can get more people and a more dedicated way in to the pipeline and if we can top that off, improving way we teach in universities somewhat along similar distributions. maybe we can get there. but this to me this division between where kids come from and what they're chances are to succeed. it's not america....
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interests in the city. i'd like to have you put the chart up there, and leave it up during the course of this hearing, because each member of here has a copy of this, and there's certain things that happened we all know. we know that on may 22nd the red cross was hit with an rpg. they left town. we know that on june 11th, the british ambassador's motorcade was attacked by an rpg. they left town. we know on april 10th, the united nations convoy was hit by an ied, and on june 6th the u.s. consulate was attacked with a bomb. and many, many other things and we didn't leave. while i understand the state department has primary responsibility for the protection of american diplomats rolled the world, also understand that the defense department plays an important supporting role to this effect. i suspect or witnesses to explain today why, given the clear indicators and warnings, thats to the united states interests in ben georgia si, and throughout the north africa, were growing, was the defense department not plac
interests in the city. i'd like to have you put the chart up there, and leave it up during the course of this hearing, because each member of here has a copy of this, and there's certain things that happened we all know. we know that on may 22nd the red cross was hit with an rpg. they left town. we know that on june 11th, the british ambassador's motorcade was attacked by an rpg. they left town. we know on april 10th, the united nations convoy was hit by an ied, and on june 6th the u.s....